Marc Jacobs Becomes a Beautiful Butterfly!

“I don’t think the words ‘important’ and ‘fashion’ should be in the same sentence.”

You may or may not know that I am completely enamored with Marc Jacobs. Even if he WAS reponsible for this, his style and vision have been some of the most proflific to hit the fashion industry in the last decade. The 45-year-old designer runs his own line and is the creative head for Louis Vuitton. It’s a big job, and if you ever catch his documentary (which I highly recommend, it’s brilliant), I doubt few people would be jealous of his schedule and his daily life.

GQ has posted a great interview with Marc Jacobs, discussing his life, career, and what lead to his unexpected change in appearance.

We’ve witnessed his total physical transformation, read his increasingly outspoken comments, and wondered: What makes a highly successful man who’s the creative vision behind a $5 billion business resolve to change his body, dye his hair blue, date a former escort, and start speaking his mind? Well, ask the man himself…

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Not that he didn’t struggle with his sexuality, with “being the only kid in a big group that doesn’t want to play football and buy stereos and drive cars. When I went to sleepaway camp, I just kind of wanted to sit there and make an ashtray or do a lanyard necklace or paint my jeans,” he says. “And then to stand there and not be chosen for a baseball team—it’s like, force me to do something and then don’t choose me to do it. Okay, what am I supposed to enjoy about that process? How am I supposed to feel good about myself with all that going on?”

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Getting up to go have another cigarette, Jacobs turns to the woman at the next table.

“Nice dress,” he says.

“It’s yours,” she replies.

“I know!” he says, delighted.

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“I’d walk in a room and all I’d think about is, How many people in this room hate me right now?” Jacobs says. “They think I’m ugly, or whatever. It was the idea of not living in the moment, of thinking you can control results by your actions, of not feeling good-looking enough, not tall enough, not clever enough—I guess that’s how I’ve felt pretty much most of my life.”

Definitely an interesting read. Check it out!

Full Article Here

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